Karnataka set to revolutionise real estate with remote property registration

Awaiting the Presidential nod, Karnataka will launch remote property registration for RERA projects, eliminating physical sub-registrar office visits

Karnataka is moving towards modernising its real estate transactions by introducing remote property registration. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently revealed that an amendment to the Registration Act of 2025 has been proposed to facilitate this shift, and the legislation is currently awaiting Presidential assent. Because property registration and land acquisition fall under Central jurisdiction, the state government submitted the proposal to the Union government over a year ago.

This progressive initiative aims to bring all housing entities, including private developers, under a single, streamlined system. It is expected to provide major relief for large-scale builders and projects approved by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). Under the proposed framework, notified private institutions will be authorised to conduct regularised remote registrations. This move will significantly reduce bureaucratic bottlenecks by eliminating the need for property buyers, owners, and government officials to physically visit crowded sub-registrar offices.

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To support this technological transition, the state government plans to deploy a centralised software system that links all property registrations. The plan includes creating dedicated common portals for various housing departments, allowing sub-registrars to process documents seamlessly online. Furthermore, designated sub-registrars may be assigned to work directly alongside RERA. This digital integration will dramatically improve inter-departmental coordination and provide accurate, real-time tracking of property sales—a vital data capability that the current manual system lacks.

This push for digital transformation comes alongside a robust performance in Karnataka’s real estate sector, which recently recorded a 12.3% growth in property registrations. Reflecting this positive momentum, the Stamps and Registration Department successfully generated Rs 22,629 crore in revenue during the 2025–26 financial year. Buoyed by this success and the impending digital overhaul, the Chief Minister has set an ambitious revenue target of Rs 29,000 crore for the upcoming 2026–27 fiscal year.

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